How the Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive

I’ll likely be posting some follow-up thoughts and photos that didn’t get used for the piece here later. (I will read comments here but if you have a real rebuttal you’re waiting to pull out, might as well wait until my next blog post.)

Nice! I use a non-italic (ball? I forget if that’s what it’s called) fine nib. I also recently got a Cross Classic Century fountain pen as a gift; I can finally have two colors ready to go at the same time with fountain pens! (Although the Century is still taking some getting used to; the narrow cylindrical barrel is definitely more finicky than the Vista’s!)

Also, if you wanted to repost the long response here that’d be great; that comment thread on The Atlantic is pretty massive and I can’t actually find your response there!